Fiction of Mercy: Suffering Delight in Reynolds Price's The Promise of Rest.

PRICE, Reynolds, 1933-2011; PROMISE of Rest, The (Book); SYMBOLISM in literature; RELIGION in literature

The article offers criticism on the book "The Promise of Rest" by Reynolds Price. The author looks at the Christian tradition in the book and the religious themes, including an allegory of the suffering and resurrection of Christ. The article also discusses biblical narrative and Judeo-Christian thought.